Africa Morocco Rivalry between Morocco and Algeria has a new geopolitical battlefield in the Sahel, where they are deploying radically different strategies; the area is under geopolitical reconstruction after the vacuum left by French withdrawal and the rise of Russia
Africa Liberia 24 Liberian journalists from different media outlets have been named by the Chengdu Radio and Television in China as 'Panda Reporters', thusthem to report and participate in the annual Panda Short Video Competition
Europe Belgium Brussels is trying to address the problem of fragmented transport modes in Belgium's regions with a multimodal app that combines all transports
Europe Slovakia Slovakia's projected battery production capacity will reach 10 GWh by 2030, which is lower than that of its Visegrad counterparts and beats only Croatia's 2 GWh in the Central European region
America Antigua and Barbuda Despite the recent shifts towards greater hair freedom for students of African descent in some countries, Antigua and Barbuda's Ministry of Education has confirmed its policy on school hair, choosing to adhere to existing 2008 Education Act guidelines
Africa Uganda Over 6.000 students failed nursing and midwifery exams; the results of the June 2023 Kampala exams have just been released
Europe Malta Police has upgraded its forensic science laboratory with a "state-of-the-art" computer database to check whether fingerprints match those of a known criminal
Africa Ethiopia An agreement for a $730 million corridor project to improve the key route between Addis Ababa and Djibouti has been signed between the government of Ethiopia and the World Bank
Africa Seychelles Seychelles Medical Services has made a donation to the Ministry of Health, providing it with state-of-the-art laboratory, equipped with advanced technology, and medical supplies worth SCR 3 million ($232.400) to improve patient care
Asia Indonesia US snacks and beverages giant PepsiCo will return to snack production in Indonesia two years after closing a joint venture in the country, starting construction of a new production plant in the city of Cikarang, West Java
Asia Syria In a significant display of public dissatisfaction that has grown over the past week, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Syria, demanding the immediate resignation of President Bashar al-Assad
Africa Ivory Coast The National Park of the Ehotiles Islands, in the southeastern department of Adiaké, is on the verge of being listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Asia Philippines A total of 2.168 cases of leptospirosis were recorded from 1 January to 22 July this year, a 52% increase from the 1.423 cases recorded during the same period in 2022, with 233 deaths
Africa Zambia Inflation accelerated to a 16-month high in August, a week after the central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the third consecutive time to contain pressures on price growth that are expected to persist through the first half of 2025